Army Censorship Beyond the Rhine Exposed
Col. A H Williams fronts military censorship in the American zone. The Third Army unit employs 51 officers and 273 clerks with plans to add 200 more to monitor mail, telegraph and telephone usage. Officials justify broad freedoms for Germans to foster economic life while guarding Allied interests.
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A. H. Williams
Hawk
America
Cyril Brown
New York World
Third Army
R. H. Willams
Army of Occupation
Willams
Germany
Teutons
Williams
Ike
Teuton
Coblenz
Trier
TAME CROW IN PERIL
Simon Tixel of Platt Center reports his tame pet crow is endangered by wild crows invading his farm. Wild flocks raid the barn eating grain as he has shot nearly 100 crows but the problem persists. He warns he may kill the tame crow if the disturbance continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Tixel
Platt Center
Tixel
Hungarian Russian couple denied license for wrong officiant name
A Hungarian woman and a Russian farmer applying for a marriage license in Franklin County Ohio faced a snag when the clerk insisted the officiant's name must be provided. The groom pointed to a Russian farmer as "him" but the clerk noted this was not valid and advised choosing a preacher or justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Franklin County
Columbus
Ohio
Gerk
Justice of the Peace
Reverend Sutton Receives 810 Bill for Forgotten Wedding Fee
In La Rue Ohio Rev. J A Sutton who has officiated 714 marriages recalls a couple who forgot the customary fee. A note with the bill from a so called stricken conscience accompanies the 810 charge. The minister cannot identify the groom who skipped payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Sutton
la Rue
Sutton
Dry Upper Michigan Epidemic Cured by Hot Water Bottles
An early short note reports that a diarrhea like illness in northern Michigan was quelled after hot water bottles were used. One bottle leaked and officials barred further use, ending the remedy amidst ongoing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Michigan
Annoux
Hen and rooster tale from Terre Bootz farm
A farmer named Jaynes Albert Pigg of Terre Bootz reports his hen laid an eye marked with a gray mark after a rooster named Tom. The event occurred when he ffed the hen recently, and he noted an unusual feature at one end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaynes Albert Pigg
Terre Bootz
Tom
That Stupid Boy by Allen Chappell
A bank payroll holdup derails when Jerry Lawton, believed to be fixated on his sister’s wedding, misplaces the wrong satchel. Miss Duncan and proprietor Mr Drew react with relief as the stash turns out to be the paper mail, not the money, sparking a fortunate turn and a potential romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drew
My. Drew
Lettle Duncan
Jerry
Miss Duncan
Jerry Lawton
Wedding Trousseau
Mr. Drew
Jerry Prowily
Jey
Lettie
Misa Duncan
A Conservator Plan Foiled by Dalton's Fire of Fortune
In a family plot, Uncle Jack Dalton fends off would-be heirs by burning counterfeit funds and exposing their motives. After testing relatives Eleanor and Howard, he reveals his wealth was a ruse to test loyalty, then plans to share assets with them as he moves to a modest life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dalton
Pharisgic¢N
Harold Blair
John Dwyer
Blair
Evie
Tscnele
Dalton
Sam
Tal
Bentt
Blott
Howard
Eleanor
Jack
John Dalton
Brothers Reunite After Two Years In War Among First Yanks Captured
Harry Loughman, early volunteer in First Ten Thousand, meets his brother Steve in Paris two years after enlisting. Harry, captured in Lorraine front, spent time in German camps and was released after armistice. Both join peace conference guard duty. letter home describes reunion, emotional yet restrained. Steve also saw action in Luxembourg and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Loughman
Steve
Paris
Loughman
Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago
Harry
Stephen H. Loughman
Stephen
Texas
Orst
France
Slarry
Guard of Honor
Luxemburg
Lorraine
Tuchel
Red Cross
Baden
Vichy
Peace Conference Guard
Wilson
M. A
Stevie
Soldiers and Sailors’ Club
Margaret
Sailor Son Visits Family After 25 Years In Navy
D A D Parker of Concordia Kansas recounts a rare late night visit from his son Lieutenant Commander Fr Parker a career naval officer who went to sea at age twelve. The son has captained ships in the Pacific and Atlantic and now serves as mate commander in the naval reserve after recent transfer back to the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. D. Parker
Concordia
Kan
Fr. Parker
Pacific
Rose City
Atlantic
West Mount
Pacific Ocean
Naval Reserve
Blind Pig Case Brings John Brandon to Springfield Court
John Brandon is charged with operating a blind pig at his Springfield residence. Authorities seized a large quantity of spirituous liquors from a pig pen behind Brandon's home during his arrest for dispensing alcoholic stimulants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brandon
Pace of
Springfield
Brandon
General Debility Proposal Moves in Nord Senate
Senator Leonard Nord of International Falls proposes a law to outlaw or prevent the sale or offering for sale horses or mules suffering from general debility or lameness, aiming to curb unhealthy livestock trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Nord
International Falls
Mion
Catholic Agents Join Job Finding Work Nationwide
The National Catholic War Council reports 10,000 active workers in its reemployment force finding 400 jobs daily for demobilized soldiers and sailors. Fifty field experts coordinate a nationwide effort with 40 offices in major cities, partnering with the U S Employment Service to place veterans in good positions, aided by Knights of Columbus members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic War Council
Catholic Council
United States
National Catholic War Council
San Francisco
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Omaha
Philadelphia
Butte
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Detroit
Denver
Seattle
Tacoma
Los Angeles
United States Employment Service
Knights of Columbus
Fence Without Posts Becomes Giant Timber Boundary
A lumber expert cites a postless fence on the Monroe road as a lesson in wood use. Split boards were forced between saplings, which grew around and embedded the rails. Now the trees form a sturdy, weathered boundary that rings true when struck and spans immense length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Mich
Three Hours’ Sleep Rule Declared by Seattle Woman
Mrs. M. B. Wishard of Seattle claims three hours sleep in any 24 is enough for anyone. She attributes her health to avoiding coffee, drinking one cup of tea daily, and sleeping soundly. Over 18 years she built a multifaceted business life, running a downtown hotel a boarding house a restaurant and a grocery. She then built the halibut schooner St Team which paid for itself in its first year before she sold it after another year of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia Io
M. B. Wishard
Seattle
Hen Becomes Mother to Five Rats Near Elgin
Mrs. Elmer Niles near Elgin Ohio reports a hen calling like a brood hen. Five rats emerged from the barn area and followed the hen’s clucking, appearing as if the rodent brood answered the maternal call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Niles
Elgin
Steam Shovel for Coal Mine in South Dakota
Professor O Hara of the State School of Mines reports a survey showing at least 1,000,000 tons of coal in South Dakota. Soft coal near the surface could be stripped and mined profitably using excavation methods from floated soft coal fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
CG. O'Ham
Schow of Mines
O'Hara
Nurse Doris Heller Falls From Tall Denver Tower
Miss Doris Heller a student nurse was unconscious after plunging from the twentieth story of the Daniely A Fisher landing observation tower in Denver and struck a lodge on the seventeenth floor. She is reported to be expected to recover after forty eight hours.
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Doris Heller
Daniely A Fisher
Denver
Shi Wee Fund
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